What are the responsibilities and job description for the Over-the-Road Driver position at MARTINS FAMOUS PASTRY SHOPPE?
Job Title: Over-The-Road Driver
Department: Transport
Reports To: Transportation Manager
FSLA Status:
Come join our Team as an Over the Road Driver! We started with pastries handmade by Lois and Lloyd Martin produced inside of a garage and we have boomed into a multi-facility company where our many products are produced by machines and shipped domestically and internationally. Talk about a rich history and exciting future! As an employer of choice we offer physical, emotional, financial and professional benefits including 401K, disability insurance and paid holidays.
Summary: As a member of the Martin’s Family, an Over the Road Driver drives gasoline or diesel powered tractor-trailer combination to transport and deliver bread, roll and snack products by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Drives truck to and from destination.
- Inspects truck for defects before and after trips and submits report indicating truck condition.
- Maintains driver log according to I.C. regulations.
- Performs dock work including breaking down and unloading finished product at warehouses, matching and verifying product with orders, operating electric or manual jack, and loading stale product and empty baskets back on to truck.
- Jockeys tractor-trailer at plant locations.
- Delivers special orders.
- Assists with delivering bulk finished product between production plants.
- Adheres to safety, food safety, quality, and Good Manufacturing Practices regulations, including using a bug bomb in the truck after each shift.
- Keeps truck clean and professional with truck washes.
*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.*
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience:
- High School Diploma or GED preferred;
- Two plus years’ OTR experience
Language Skills:
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Mathematical Skills:
Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
- Class A license is required. A class A license is issued to those persons 18 years of age or older who have demonstrated their qualifications to operate any combination of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more, provided the gross vehicle weight rating of the vehicle or vehicles being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds. The holder of a Class A license is qualified to operate vehicles for which a Class B or Class C license is issued. Where required, appropriate endorsements must be obtained.
- TWIC Card preferred
Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Meets Department of Transportation (DOT) Physical requirements.
- Abides by federal motor carrier regulations.
- Drives during night-time hours.
- Schedule requires combination of home daily and layover runs.
- Works with little to no supervision.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO)
